India vs England 2016: Rating the Indian players

Batting

Murali Vijay

Rating: 7/10

The Indian opener had a good outing in the five-match series, scoring two centuries in the Rajkot as well as the Mumbai Test, amassing a total of 357 runs in the 5 game at an average of 44.62.

KL Rahul

Rating: 6/10

The other opener-KL Rahul- had an on-off series, but in the three matches that he featured in, the Karnataka batsman amassed 233 runs at an average of 60.05, that included a career-best score of 199 in the first innings.

Cheteshwar Pujara

Rating:8/10

Another excellent series with the bat for Pujara. The right-hander amassed 401 runs in 5 matches at an average of 50.12 and continued to exhibit his new found style of batting, mixing caution with aggression and maintaining a good tempo in his game.

Virat Kohli

Ranking: 9.5/10

The Indian Test skipper once again had a regal series with the bat in hand, amassing 655 runs in the 5 matches at an average of 109.16, that included 2 centuries. The right-hander began the series ranked as the 15^th batsman in the Test rankings, and ends the series ranked 2^nd in the world.

Ajinkya Rahane

Ranking: 3/10

One of the most consistent performers in the Indian line-up, Ajinkya Rahane had an off series this time around, amassing a mere 63 runs in the three Tests that he played in before missing the final two games in Mumbai and Chennai.

Wriddhiman Saha

Rating:5/10

The wicket-keeper played just the first two Tests before injury ruled him out of the remainder of the series.

Parthiv Patel

Rating: 7/10

His replacement for the remaining matches, Parthiv Patel had a fine outing in the remaining three Tests, scoring 195 runs at an average of 65 with two fifties.

Karun Nair

Rating: 8.5/10

After two disappointing outings in Mohali and Mumbai, Karun Nair came back with a bang in the Chennai Test, when he slammed an unbeaten 303, breaking a plethora of records on the way and building a platform for a great Indian win.

Gautam Gambhir

Rating: 3/10

Gambhir featured in the Rajkot Test and made 29 runs in the game at the top of the order.

Bowling

R Ashwin was exceptional with the ball again

R Ashwin

Rating:9.5/10

R Ashwin carried on from where he left off in the New Zealand series, picking up yet another massive haul of wickets, this time 28 in the five-game series.He was also extremely handy with the bat in hand, scoring 306 runs in the 5 matches.

Ravindra Jadeja

Rating:8/10

His partner in crime as far as spin bowling is concerned Ravindra Jadeja also had a very productive series with the ball in hand, taking 26 scalps, including22 a 10-wicket haul in the final Test in Chennai. He also made 224 runs with the bat in the series.

Jayant Yadav

Rating: 8/10

The young all-rounder made his Test debut in Vizag and had an amazing debut outing with the Test squad, contributing both with bat and ball. The Haryana all-rounder amassed 221 runs in the 3 Tests and also picked up 9 wickets in the three Tests that he played in.

Mohammad Shami

Rating: 7.5/10

India’s best fast bowler in this series. Shami was consistently above the 140 kph mark and troubled every England batsman with his pace and accuracy. He finished with 9 wickets in 3 Tests.

Umesh Yadav

Rating: 7/10

Umesh Yadav continued to show improvements as a Test match bowler and barring the spinners, was the lone Indian bowler, who featured in all five Tests. He picked up 8 wickets in the five matches at an economy of 3.22.

Ishant Sharma

Rating:3/10

The speedster featured in the final Test of the series and picked up just 3 wickets, but was extremely accurate and economical, going at the rate of 1.90 runs per over.

Bhuvaneshwar Kumar

Rating:2/10

He played in just the one Test, picking up just one wicket.